Going Down with the Ship

Posted by Anonymous On 3:49 PM

Beeki and I ate well last night.

We were invited to the best restaurant in Waco as guests of the proprietor for a Titanic Dinner. What's that, you ask? It's a recreation of the last meal served aboard the Titanic. There were eleven courses. Eleven. Each course was served with a different drink. One course was just a drink.

How good were these drinks? Well, by about the sixth course, Beeki lolls her head over to me and asks, "Are my pupirs dilated?" I assured her they were.

How good was the food? Oysters, foie gras, lamb, salmon, chicken, game hen, barley soup, asparagus, pate, and more; all expertly prepared.

I don't know exactly what the meal cost, but it was expensive obviously. So imagine my surprise when we approached the seats that were pointed out to us only to have a boor at the table say, "You can't sit there. The seating is assigned." I said, "I know; we were told to sit here." He said, "Our friends are sitting there. Here they come now."

I'm always so shocked when people are mannerless and rude that I don't know what to say. So I just went back to the waiter, told him what happened, and he helped us find our actual seats. It was simply a mistake. There was no reason for that man to be so rude to us. I suppose I'm always surprised that people with the kinds of means and education he has can't seem to afford good manners.

Beeki and I consoled ourselves by surmising that he would have been one of the idiots who refused to put on a life vest and went down with the ship.

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7 Cachinnations

  1. Beeki Said,

    Mr. Waco should have said a la Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman:

    "Big mistake. Huge."

    :)

    Posted on 4/13/2008

     
  2. diadelkendall Said,

    Man, that sounds sweet. but i bet it had nothing on the byobeef events at arlington farms.

    Posted on 4/13/2008

     
  3. FancyPants Said,

    Surely Beeki didn't eat the oysters?

    Isn't that against the rules?

    Posted on 4/13/2008

     
  4. Bibb Leo File Said,

    Did you cap off your cozy little recreation with a rousing dunk in the Brazos, afloat on cabin doors, frozen cadavers, and other assorted debris?

    If they were going for the Titanic vibe, they should have served the meal on the Brazos Belle. Isn't that thing nose-down in the river by now?

    Nearer, my God, to Thee...
    Nearer to Thee...

    Posted on 4/13/2008

     
  5. Tracy Said,

    Apparently that man didn't know who he was talking to...The Wacoan of the Year! As Beeki said, "Big mistake. Huge."

    :)

    Posted on 4/13/2008

     
  6. Beeki Said,

    Well, you are correct fancypants, the thought of eating oysters makes me want to die a little. I did, however, since I was in the company of fancy people, eat a half of one, which, literally, made me gag a little. But I thought if I was ever going to try it, this would be the chance to eat one served to the best of its ability, and officially it tasted like horribleness. The rest of the meal was great though!

    Posted on 4/14/2008

     
  7. Anonymous Said,

    The oysters were the tastiest I've ever eaten. They were magnificent.

    Diadelkendall... never mention byobeef again. You leave those stories out, and I won't go into the details of your criminal record. Deal?

    Posted on 4/14/2008